Adam Hicks
Adam Hicks
里賈納公立學校董事會受託人
上午9:00-晚上8:00
Thank you for your trust to serve a third term!
重選
亞當·希克斯
2020年11月9日
我是兩個人的熱情父親，致力於為您服務。我不懈地代表著我們的社區，並確保父母，員工以及最重要的是我們的學生的聲音被聽到。您需要一個不怕棘手問題並提倡正確的人。
除了擔任學校董事會的副主席之外，我每年都要志願服務數百小時，以使里賈納（Regina）成為最佳的居住地。
憑藉強大的領導力背景和多次任命，我擁有訓練和工具來深入研究並分析校務委員會面臨的問題。我坐在眾多的治理委員會中，並在我的日常工作中擔任重要的職務。
我的信念來自我2016年的口號：“我們都受益於受過良好教育的社會。”我將繼續履行這一諾言，並榮幸地接受您的投票，以擔任您的第二屆受託人。
My Promises to You
安全與包容的學校
大力倡導所有學生，並為所有學生創造一個安全的學習環境。
完全透明
在公開會議上進行更多討論，與員工，父母和利益相關者進行更多交流。
了解員工和學生的需求
確保與我們的員工和學生一起做出最重要的決定。
課堂資金
管理該部門的資金，以確保我們將最大的資金用於支持教室。
The"Northern Stars"
Organizations love to create strategic plans, balanced scorecards, accountability goals, directives, policies, procedure documents, and more for large organizations like school divisions. The Regina Public School Division is one of the largest "companies" in Saskatchewan, with close to 3,000 staff, 59 buildings, approximately 27,000 students, and an annual operating budget of approximately $300 million per year. It can be difficult to ensure that all stakeholders collectively work together in the same positive direction.
However, to overcome the challenges of clear communication of goals and to unite people around a shared goal, we must truly understand what drives success. Once we understand how to make a collective impact, we can empower staff, students, and our community to work together to improve student outcomes.
We need to simplify our goals. When re-elected for a third term over the next four years, I plan to focus my efforts to help build a more clear Board direction in partnership with the leadership team.
1.
100% Graduation
Did you know that based on the 2022-2023 Annual Report (and results have been relatively static for years), just over 1 out of 10 students do not graduate in Regina (based on 3-year graduation rates).
Want to know something mind-blowing? Less than half of self-identified Indigenous students graduate. That is not a typo. Only 46% of Indigenous students graduated 'on-time' in 2022-2023. To expand this further, approximately 17-19% of all students have self-identified from our 26,000 students. Meaning of the approximately 5,000 Indigenous students, half of those students statistically will not graduate.
I genuinely do not understand why this is not discussed more and is not front and centre of all discussions. We need to stop looking at the data, "admiring the problem," as a former director would say, and to take true action to do something about it. It will take a community to make lasting changes, but we can't ignore these problems any longer.
We truly can make a change. Action must be taken, and I would love the next four years to try to move the needle.
2.
100% Attendance
For years, we have known, and numerous studies have shown, that attendance truly does matter. Students who regularly attend school, specifically in later grades, have a better chance of reaching graduation.
All students need to know they belong in our community. We need to support each and every student. We know that having one adult in their life who believes in them can make a statistical difference in their future success.
We need to empower our staff. A Board of seven trustees does not always know what is best, and senior executives do not know how to reach every student across all our 57 schools. Who knows best is our 3,000 staff. I believe that staff need to be supported, provided the tools to succeed, and allowed the freedom to impact students as they know best.
Engaged and cared-for students will attend classes. Attendance is a direct outcome of engaged students, and together we can focus on these goals of achieving 100% graduation.
3.
Grade 3 Success
Grade three student success rates directly correlate to future high-school success, including graduation. Numerous studies have been conducted, and even with our division, this topic has surfaced many times at the Board table.
Typically, leading up to Grade 3, students learn how to learn. After those initial years, those skills are assumed, and they then begin learning to utilize those foundational skills as they tackle more complicated and abstract assignments and topics year after year. Without that foundation that early grades teach, students continue to struggle and fall behind.
If we can work with families on kindergarten readiness (ready to learn) and aggressively focus on efforts to ensure all students are at Grade 3 reading and writing levels, statistically, this will ensure they are ready to succeed for the remainder of their schooling.
I will remain focussed on expanding efforts on early learning success.
These three Northern Stars are not out of reach. We need visionary leaders who are not afraid of shaking this system up, following the data, listening to the voices of our staff and students, and looking to others who are leading the way. Many countries are succeeding while we continue to fall behind. We can learn a lot if we look further than our provincial borders.
We need people who can stand up and challenge the status quo. I am that person. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more, please reach out, and I'd love to have a chat.
Together, we can make a difference.
Interested in Hearing More?
2024 Election Campaign Interview Video
Adam's 2024 TEDx Regina Talk